Saturday, March 20 2021
The Eclectic Long Weekend
16 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
When will SA realise it is being abused?
Cops are brutal and politicians are looting from the very people they claim to represent. When will we realise this?
Mogoeng the standout in a week of one right royal mess after another
The icing on the cake was Duduzane Zuma announcing that he is ready to lead the ANC into a bright new era
These protests are becoming a playground for ‘professional’ students
The sheer arrogance and absurdity of some of the 15 demands is nothing short of astounding
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the real leader of us all?
In these trying times, SA needs one confirmed leader and one seat of power, not a parallel ‘mafia boss’ in Nkandla
De Lille’s reputation is even more in tatters than her border fence
Wasting R40m may be small fry by SA standards, but she’s been made to look like a rube by the tenderpreneurs
The simple truth is that the ANC has been in power too long
It’s been proven that lengthy incumbencies lead to parties imploding. The pity is that SA citizens are the losers
With no political protection, Mkhwebane’s days are numbered
So much for Ace Magashule’s prediction that ANC MPs would not vote for a motion sponsored by the opposition
Black day: widow stands up for her rights as village turns against her
ANCWL intervenes after Fikile Mlaba is asked to leave village for refusing to wear black to mourn husband’s death
Boredom leads to bright spark: SA coffee firelighters ignite interest in Oz
‘It was just something to keep me busy and to stop my wife from killing me,’ says Cape entrepreneur Kai Casson
Trouble was fermenting in the wine industry long before lockdown
The loss of more than 2,000 growers and full extent of uncontracted stock cannot be blamed fully on the pandemic
High hopes for heart disease as boffins decode the giraffe genome
Mice with giraffe gene mutations were found to suffer less cardiovascular and organ damage than a control group
Frozen in time: fossil indicates dinosaurs were caring parents
Fossil found of 70 million-year-old female dinosaur incubating her eggs, with embryos intact
Oh for a creative genie who could return genius to its genuine gist
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
And the Oscar goes to ... Jessica Bruder
The best films are based on books, according to a UK poll, and ‘Nomadland’ looks set to give it credence
Enter the mind of a travelling artist in the thrall of discovery
Craig Smith has used lockdown to enhance his creativity
Sundowns are unstoppable, but they must keep pedal to the metal
It’s hard to believe anything could go wrong for the team, but they must not rest on their laurels